ECI allows 12 alternative photo IDs apart from EPIC for voting; announces special arrangements for 'purdanasheen' womenVoters without their Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) can now use 12 alternative government-approved IDs to cast their ballot. The Elect...
10 Oct, 2025, 10.11 AM IST
JEE Main 2026 registration: new demo link activated on NTA website: Check how to apply at jeemain.nta.nic.inJEE Main 2026 registration: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to commence JEE Main 2026 registrations in October 2025, with a demo l...
09 Oct, 2025, 03.09 PM IST
JEE Main 2026: NTA directs aspirants to update Aadhaar, UDID, and category certificates ahead of registrationThe National Testing Agency released a notice for JEE Main 2026 aspirants. It asks candidates to update official documents before applying....
30 Sep, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
UPSC brings changes in online application process following complaints by civil services aspirantsThe UPSC has implemented changes in its online application system for the 2025 civil services preliminary exam after candidates reported te...
12 Feb, 2025, 06.59 PM IST
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 11 alternative documents you can use to cast your vote without Voter ID cardVoting in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voter ID is an important document as it verifies the identity and details of the holder. One must verif...
26 Apr, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
Lok Sabha Elections Phase 2: Don't have Voter ID? Here's how you can still vote with these alternate IDsDocuments for Voting, Elections 2024 Phase 2: In India's electoral process, a voter ID card serves as crucial proof of identity, residence,...
26 Apr, 2024, 08.35 AM IST
Living with lymphatic filariasis: Stigma, struggle and tenuous survival for thousands in IndiaLymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease affecting thousands in India. It is most prevalent in Uttar Pradesh...
11 Mar, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
94 lakh Unique Disability ID cards issued in India, just 9 in Bengal: Official dataAccording to the data shared by the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry, 94.30 lakh e-UDID cards have been generated in 716 districts i...
06 Jun, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
From April 1, UDID mandatory to avail benefits of government schemes for persons with disabilitiesThe schemes include post-matric scholarship for students with disabilities, pre-matric scholarship for such students, and Nirmaya Health In...
16 Mar, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
57.95 lakh Unique Disability ID cards issued across country: Union Minister Virendra KumarThe minister for social justice and empowerment said after the implementation of the Rights to Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the cat...
14 Jan, 2023, 08.20 PM IST
Another hurdle for differently abled after qualifying NEETAbout 420 differently-abled students have qualified for NEET this year and are required to travel to 12 designated disability centres acros...
04 Nov, 2020, 06.39 AM IST
Transgender bill highlight of social justice ministry in 2018All 34 international airports and 48 domestic airports in the country have been provided with accessible features such as ramps, accessible...
23 Dec, 2018, 01.05 PM IST
- Issuing of UDID cards taken up in 15 states in first phase: Official
The cards, issued to persons with disabilities, are recognised in all the states and government departments.
28 Jul, 2017, 05.57 PM IST
Colour-coded Aadhaar for disabled soon; to receive Unique Disabled Identity (UDID) cardsNow the disabled will get a colour-coded unique identity card as a legal document and for easy linkage to the government's schemes and serv...
22 May, 2016, 08.47 AM IST
Disabilities bill amended, disability certificates to be valid across countryIf a disabled person changes place or gets married and shifts to a different state, he faces difficulty; new provision aims to solve it.
17 May, 2016, 04.21 PM IST
Parliamentary panel 'dismayed' at lack of schemes for homeless people with disabilitiesParliamentary committee has expressed "dismay" at the lack of schemes for rehabilitation of homeless people with disabilities.
20 Mar, 2016, 12.48 PM IST
- Draft report on ID card for Persons with Disabilities complete
As per the Census 2011, around 26.8 million people, which is about 2.22 per cent of the total population, suffer from various disabilities ...
05 Oct, 2014, 01.54 PM IST